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September 2011 Transition Network Newsletter

CONTENTS

EXPLORING THE TRANSITION WORLD

~ August Round-ups 

~ Travels visiting Transition Initiatives 

~ Transition Fujino — Prospects for a better future

~ Cycling to raise money for Transition and Sustrans

THINKING ALOUD

~ Coming Round The Dark Mountain 

~ Why do so many people believe in the fantasy of infinite growth on a finite…

August 2011 Transition Network Newsletter

As you know, your MP Charles Hendry MP is a government minister responsible for the Energy Bill which is going through Parliamentary Committee over the next few weeks. The Bill is a crucial opportunity to improve energy efficiency of our housing stock, and to get local authorities playing an ambitious role in cutting carbon. We are getting MPs to table amendments to the Bill in the Committee to make the Bill more effective.

We need Mr Hendry to support them or at least not to oppose…

 A project to put solar panels on the roof of Harvey's brewery in Lewes is tantalisingly close with only about £20,000 still to be raised to be able to place the order.

The Harvey's array on the beer chill roof will be one of Britain’s first community-owned solar power stations. Guaranteed for 25 years, there is no reason why the panels assembled in Wales should not go on…

A SWARM OF BEES!!  HOW CAN WE HELP THEM?

Dear Fellow Residents of Ashurstwood, East Grinstead and Forest Row

The time of year when honeybee colonies start swarming will be upon us soon. If you have never witnessed the exciting spectacle of a swarm of bees in the air, the experience can be a little unsettling. But there is nothing to worry about.The bees in…

The Sunday Times today has a 1/2 page article in the business section about a report last week from the all party parliamentary group on peak oil and gas.  

They recommend tradable personal energy quotas and it contains phrases such as 'we are running into danger. Energy shortages will occur.  We do not know when but the event is undoubted and it is not far distant.'  

The tone of the article is that it will be pretty hard to introduce such…

The latest issue of Positive News has arrived. Issue 66 winter 2010/11. Copies are available so far in Seasons (both shops). If you can take a bundle or would like a copy please get in…

“Be your own energy company”.

Solarcentury, the UK’s leading solar energy company founded by Jeremy Leggett, is celebrating the summer sun with Transition Towns by offering one lucky homeowner the chance to win a solar electric system worth over £12,000. Generating an income of at least £800 a year for 25 years with the feed-in tariff, this system will make the winner thousands of pounds in addition to savings on electricity bills.

The competition is…